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UFP32: WIPE OUT PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Jafar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jafar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jafar on the ground.
Jafar preventing the sweep.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Jafar trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Jafar drops back looking for a leg! Evans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evans manages to kick Jafar off! Jafar jumps back into Evans's guard.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jafar tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans scores with a takedown into Jafar's guard.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Jafar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jafar is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Jafar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Jafar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jafar looks gassed!
Evans tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
Jafar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jafar is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jafar throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Jafar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans punching from the bottom.
Evans is not content to let Jafar control the position.
Jafar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans trying to control from the bottom.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Jafar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jafar's waist but Jafar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans thows a huge punch but Jafar dodges it nicely.
Jafar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jafar.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jafar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Jafar working a defensive guard here.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans distracts Jafar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Evans works over Jafar with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Jafar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jafar with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jafar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jafar regains half guard.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Jafar defends it.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Jafar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jafar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Jafar has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jafar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jafar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jafar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Jafar taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans winds up and cracks Jafar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jafar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Jafar is defending well.
Jafar wants to get back to full guard.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Jafar wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans is nestled in close to Jafar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jafar is looking to escape.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jafar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar looking for submissions off his back.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jafar is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Jafar's hands, connecting with Jafar's forehead.
Evans working over Jafar with some ground and pound. Jafar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet.
Evans working Jafar over with strikes.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans stops Jafar from getting back to his feet.
Jafar has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Jafar's head.
Evans is looking to advance position but Jafar won't allow it.
Jafar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Jafar's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jafar has his hands clasped together around Evans's back. He's all about the action.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jafar's guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jafar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jafar looking for subs off his back but Evans has passed one foot through into half guard.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jafar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans prevents Jafar from improving his position.
Evans works his way into side control.
Evans cracks Jafar with a big right hand but Jafar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Jafar is rocked!
Evans in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jafar looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Evans turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikail Kushkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikail Kushkov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kushkov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kushkov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Kushkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kushkov manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Kushkov's guard.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Kushkov is retaining full guard.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Kushkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kushkov manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Kushkov's guard.
Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Kushkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kushkov manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Kushkov's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. Kushkov tries to sprawl out of it but Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kushkov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kushkov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Alves or perhaps it was just good defense by Kushkov which made him look bad.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Kushkov sprawls well. He's pushed Alves's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kushkov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alves scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Mikail Kushkov has been cut.
No joy there for Alves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves tries to land a leg kick but Kushkov saw it coming and moves away.
Alves scores with a takedown into Kushkov's guard.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kushkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Kushkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kushkov manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Kushkov's guard.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! Kushkov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kushkov manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into Kushkov's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves forces his way into half guard.
Alves seems to be looking for submissions.
Alves in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kushkov tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Alves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Alves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sean henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sean henry!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
henry is looking to clinch.
henry has a takedown stuffed.
henry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
henry instigates a clinch.
Evans drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
henry passes into half guard.
henry is taking a breather. Evans says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
henry works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
henry looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
henry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evans sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Evans blocking the ground and pound attempt from henry.
Evans pushes henry off looking to stand but henry dives back in and keeps control.
henry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Evans is trying to stand back up but henry is controlling him
henry is trying to control the action in half guard but Evans is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans tries to push off, looking to stand up, but henry manages to move to mount!
henry wants to get back to his feet but Evans is holding on tight.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
henry thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
henry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
henry throwing strikes but Evans uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
henry trying to pass the guard but Evans defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
henry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evans pushes henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans jumps into guard, dragging henry to the mat.
henry looking to pass the guard.
henry won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with henry.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Evans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. henry just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evans decides to pull guard.
henry is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evans is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evans has escaped and now he's on top!
henry wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
henry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
henry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
henry is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stands and steps away. henry gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Evans lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
henry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Evans cracks henry with an open hand slap.
Paul Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
Evans moves into the clinch.
henry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
henry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
henry is trying to drag Evans to the mat but Evans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of sean henry.
henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
henry blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans forces henry back against the cage and clinches.
Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans pulls henry into guard.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans pulls henry in close to prevent any damage.
henry wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans controlling the position.
henry throws a strike but Evans rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
henry is rocked!
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
henry is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! henry covers up, he's hurt! Evans keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Evans and the ref steps in to end the fight! Evans can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Evans!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tyler jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and carl jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, tyler jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, carl jordan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
jackman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jackman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jackman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from jordan.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by jordan!
jackman instigates a clinch.
jackman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. jordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jackman is defending well for now.
jackman tries to pull guard but jordan holds him up against the cage and eventually jackman drops back down to his feet.
jackman has jordan pressed against the cage.
jackman wants to break the clinch but can't.
jordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
jackman tries to pull guard but jordan holds him up against the cage and eventually jackman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jackman tries to land knees in the clinch but jordan avoids the damage to the body.
jackman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. jordan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
jackman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
jackman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. jordan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
jordan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jackman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jordan lands the left hand.
jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
jackman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as jordan sprawls well. jordan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. jackman gets slowly back to his feet.
jackman throws a series of punches but jordan avoids them all with ease.
jordan scoring well with a low kick there.
jackman tries to keep at a distance but jordan has taken the fight into the clinch.
jackman is pressed up against the cage. jordan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag jackman down to the mat. jackman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
jordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
jackman avoids the head kick by jordan.
jackman misses with a combination
and jordan counters with a body kick that stops jackman in his tracks momentarily.
jackman is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jordan scores with a head kick.
jordan clobbers jackman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
jordan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of jackman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
jackman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and jordan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for jackman!
jackman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
jordan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. jackman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
jordan is working for a guillotine from mount but jackman frees his head quite easily.
jackman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
jordan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. jackman looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, jordan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
jordan lands a nice shot to the head.
jordan lands with some strikes.
jordan working jackman over with strikes here.
jordan unloading with bombs!
jordan cracks jackman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
jordan get's back to his feet.
jackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before jordan can pounce on him.
jordan clinches.
jordan breaks the clinch.
jackman avoids the head kick by jordan.
jordan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. jackman is trying to defend but jordan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
jordan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows jackman to get to his feet.
jordan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. jordan showed some decent athleticism there.
jackman is trying to maintain the position but jordan is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
jordan is trying to work for a kimura but jackman is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
jordan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
carl jordan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
jordan tries a head kick but it misses.
jackman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and jordan counters with a series of strikes. jackman will be more careful next time no doubt.
jordan misses with a series of wild punches.
jordan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
jordan tries to bum rush jackman with a series of wild strikes but jackman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
jordan scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jackman clinches.
jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
jordan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but jackman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jackman fails to pull guard.
jordan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
jackman goes for a takedown in the clinch but jordan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tyler jackman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jackman goes for a takedown in the clinch but jordan prevents it.
jordan has picked jackman up - he's going for a ride! jordan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
jordan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
jordan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
jordan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. jackman did well to prevent jordan getting side control.
jordan drops an elbow to the side of jackman's head.
jordan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. jackman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). carl jordan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fred griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Hathaway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, fred griffin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
griffin breaks from the clinch.
griffin catches Hathaway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
griffin throws a right and a left that Hathaway avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from griffin misses the target.
Hathaway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hathaway shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from griffin misses.
griffin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hathaway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by griffin.
griffin takes a swing at Hathaway's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hathaway is just out of range.
griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot by griffin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hathaway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hathaway lands in his opponent's guard.
Hathaway passes easily into side control. Nice work.
griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hathaway. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
griffin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hathaway asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... griffin is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Hathaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alun McGann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyzer's entrance music is New Divide. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alun McGann!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyzer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGann looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dyzer throwing strikes but missing.
Dyzer trying to control but McGann is working from the bottom.
Dyzer cracks McGann with a solid left hand.
Dyzer pushes down on McGann's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dyzer is working for a kimura but McGann is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyzer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dyzer throwing shots but McGann is blocking nicely.
Dyzer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dyzer throwing shots but McGann is blocking nicely.
Dyzer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyzer lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dyzer lands a nice short elbow.
Dyzer is looking for a kimura here.
Dyzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGann's head.
McGann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dyzer.
Dyzer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dyzer throwing shots but McGann is blocking nicely.
McGann taking some punishment here, with Dyzer in his half guard.
Dyzer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dyzer working McGann over with strikes.
Dyzer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGann's head.
Dyzer trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyzer is trying to control. McGann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dyzer.
Dyzer seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. McGann is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Stephen Dyzer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James The Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Biggum!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Executioner fails with the takedown.
The Executioner shoots in but no luck this time.
The Executioner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biggum but Biggum pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Executioner looks for a takedown but Biggum sprawls well.
Biggum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Biggum wants it to stay on the feet.
Biggum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Executioner looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Biggum tries to get to full guard but The Executioner has control of the leg.
Biggum moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Biggum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Executioner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Executioner chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Executioner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Executioner thows a big elbow that misses.
The Executioner is fighting to break Biggum's control of his arms but Biggum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Biggum working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Executioner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Biggum is tightening it up a little... The Executioner has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! The Executioner reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! The Executioner taps out! nice BJJ there by Biggum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tyrone Biggum!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). von Goethe's entrance music is The Ride of the Valkyries. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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289 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin tries to clinch up.
Carwin throws a hook but von Goethe avoids it easily.
Carwin throws a hook to the side of von Goethe's head but von Goethe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
von Goethe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Goethe was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
von Goethe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Goethe scores with a one two! Carwin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Carwin looks gassed!
von Goethe lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Goethe connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Carwin tumbling to the canvas! von Goethe pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Carwin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Dusavik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusavik comes into the arena with The Lucky Bullets "Cross The Line" blaring out of the sound system. Henry Dusavik could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Rosa Rivera's chin.
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130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Dusavik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Dusavik misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Dusavik misses with a head kick.
Dusavik throws a combination. Rivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dusavik connects with a looping right hand.
Dusavik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
A jab from Dusavik does it's job there.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dusavik checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Dusavik.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Dusavik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivera checks a leg kick.
Rivera moves out of range as Dusavik strikes.
Dusavik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dusavik! He's out on his feet! Rivera rushes in and drops Dusavik with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pablo Rosa Rivera!
Pablo Rosa Rivera is the new bantamweight champion!
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